Integrating Aspects of Ecosystem Dimensions into Sorghum and Wheat Production Areas in Kinmen, Taiwan
Yi-Hsing Lin,
Chun-Fu Hong,
Chun-Hung Lee and
Chih-Cheng Chen
Land Use Policy, 2020, vol. 99, issue C
Abstract:
Balancing conservation and development with ecosystem services is a popular topic for the sustainable development of agricultural land today. This study establishes an evaluation framework to explore the heterogeneous preferences of tourists and residents for the ecosystem functions of agricultural land in Kinmen, Taiwan. The results showed that respondents preferred to transform the current farming type into sustainable agriculture, increase species habitats, plan wheat and sorghum landscape areas, and combine ecotourism with local cultural activities. Tourists had a higher marginal willingness to pay for farmland conservation than residents. People who supported the conservation program of agricultural land in sorghum and wheat production areas tended to 1) be female, 2) be tourists, 3) have higher education, and 4) have higher monthly income. The results suggest that policymakers must improve ecosystem functions with agricultural ecosystem function support funds, consistent with the guaranteed-price purchase policy in the Kinmen sorghum and wheat areas, for sustainable development.
Keywords: Ecosystem services; Policy making; Sustainable land management; Economic evaluation; Heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104965
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